makram: you are assuming that has buhle -- has buhle -- hezb ollah wants to take israel on.confirmed that the proxy militias are not there to fight israel but to be a forward militia to protect iran's interest. despite the fact that many people claim that hezbollah has the technology to harm or destroy israel, their use of these low-tech or even inability to use smart technology proof they are consumers of technology, whereas israel at the end of the day are manufacturers of such intelligence and security apparatuses. if hezbollah or iran decide to use more sophisticated weapons, it is no longer a combination of hezbollah and israel but rather the confrontation of the international community, united states, and iran directly. christian: are you suggesting, if i'm reading right what you are saying there, is there are many people in lebanon who will now question the purpose of taking on israel in the international setting? do you think psychologically people would say this is a war and lebanon and hezbollah just cannot win? makram: it is a fight that should not take place, bec

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makram rabah is a regional analyst. >> ultimately if they do invade, they will have to occupy. this would lead to a kind of slow, depleting war for israel. and this would more importantly legitimize hezbollah. >> reporter: the israeli military has said that it had struck around 100 rocket launchers belonging to hezbollah in southern lebanon, while confirming two of its soldiers were killed in a hezbollah strike along its northern border. a deadly tit-for-tat that's now in its 11th month. with hundreds of hezbollah fighters injured, the group's communication's network is in complete disarray. with no major build-up of israeli forces at its borders, an all-out war between israel and hezbollah may not be as close as many fear. imtiaz tyab, cbs news, beirut. >>> a kentucky sheriff is under arrest accused of killing a judge. police say judge kevin mullins was shot and killed yesterday in his chambers in whitesburg, about 150 miles southeast of lexington. letcher county sheriff shawn stines was taken into custody at the scene and charged with murder. authorities say the judge was sho

makram rabah is a regional analyst. >> ultimately if they do invade they will have to occupy.s would lead to a kind of slow, depleting war for israel. and this would more importantly legitimize hezbollah. >> reporter: tonight, the israeli military has said that it had struck around 100 rocket launchers belonging to hezbollat launchers belonging to while also confirming two of its soldiers were killed in a hezbollah strike along its northern border. a deadly tit for tat that is now in its 11th month. but with hundreds of hezbollah fighters injured, the group's communications networks in complete disarray, and with nols at at its border, an all-out war between israel and hezbollah may not be as close as many feared. >> jericka: imtiaz tyab, thank you so much. tonight, details are just coming in on a deadly shooting inside a courthouse in kentucky. the governor now confirming that a judge was killed inside his chambers. cbs's charlie de mar reports tonight from the state. >> letcher county courthouse, shots fired. >> reporter: around 3:00 p.m., dozens of police officers descended

as by law says, it's investigating the cause of the blasts. israel has declined to comment. makram a rabbit elect using the history of the american university of baby ruby to welcome to dw, i'm going on. what's going on there at the moment? slow. certainly people are realizing what just happened. all of a sudden it was like a scene auto say hollywood movie, people who are part and parcel of his beloved community as well as lillian organizations weren't getting outdated feature to college. she had their devices exploded in a new, very weird way. i don't think that people expected that this would happen nationwide all the way even into adjacent syria. i think what the vendors were able to do is to follow and use this as a kind of for minute video or security strike. but the brother model, the psychological warfare which will be with everyone or parts. unfortunately, not that they can lose the limits for they can have the kind of a permanent scar, even though many people die. and this is very tragic. many of the people who are still alive already agree with the wounded. and many of them

makram rabah is a local analyst. >> this would lead to a kind of slow depleting war for israel.s would more importantly legitimize hezbollah. >> reporter: the israeli military has said that it had struck around 100 rocket launchers belonging to hezbollah in southern lebanon, while also confirming two of its soldiers were killed in a hezbollah strike along its northern border. a deadly tit for tat that is now in its 11th month. but with hundreds of hezbollah fighters injured, the group's communications networks in complete disarray, and with no major buildup of israeli forces at its borders, the war between israel and hezbollah may not be as close as many fear. imtiaz tyab, cbs news, beirut. >>> a major scandal is unfolding in north carolina's race for governor that could have national implications in the key battleground state. there are growing calls for republican candidate mark robinson to quit the race after cnn found comments he allegedly made on a pornographic website. robinson has a history of making comments about women, jewish people, and others. cbs' ed o'keefe has det

makram rabah is assistant professor of history with the american university of beirut.ar has confirmed what everyone in lebanon knows that hezbollah or the iranian proxy militias are not there to really fight israel, but rather to be a kind of a forward position to protect iran's interests. so in a manner despite the fact that many people claim that hezbollah has the technology to actually harm or destroy israel, their use of these low tech and even their inability to use smart technology has proven that they are actually the consumers of technology, whereas israel, at the end of the day, are the manufacturer of such intelligence and security apparatuses. if hezbollah or iran decide to use more sophisticated weapons, it's no longer a confrontation between his brother and israel, but rather a confrontation between the international community and nato and the united states and iran directly. so and iran directly. many people injured. a lot of so many people injured. a lot of casualties, lost fingers and limbs. it's unprecedented in scale and nature. we're seeing pictures